A REPORTER from Milwaukee who was at the scene of the apartment on the night of Jeffrey Dahmer's arrest has revealed that there was one "creepy" item that stood out in killer's "eerie" apartment.
Jeff Fleming, a reporter from Milwaukee NBC, said he was at the scene of the night Dahmer was arrested.
During Netflix's new series, Conversations with a killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes, the reporter highlighted that he knew something “big was happening” due to the faces of the police officers at the scene.
Jeff managed to get a look at Dahmer’s apartment room as he knew the police officer guarding the door and said the room was not too memorable however the one thing that stood at to him “more than anything else” was the “creepy lava lamp”.
He said it gave an “eerie” feel to the apartment.
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- Louis Allwood
'No place in a civilised society for' Dahmer
At Jeffrey Dahmer's trial, one of the uncles of a victim, Stanley Miller spoke about how there is no space for a person like Jeffrey in this world.
He said: "There is no place in a civilised society for anyone who shows no regard for life.
"I'm not for the death penalty, but you are the perfect candidate."
- Louis Allwood
Who was Ernest Miller?
Ernest Miller, also known as Ronald Marquez Miller was hoping to become a professional dancer when he was murdered at 22 years old.
He spent some time working after he graduated from Milwaukee High School of the Arts at West Division.
Miller was about to start attending classes at an arts college in Chicago before his life came to an end.
His aunt, Vivian Miller spoke about his talents and his upbringing.
She said: "He was a talented dancer.
"He was singing and performing when he was young and used to sing at church."
- Matt Snape
What is Jeffrey Dahmer’s lawyer doing now?
Wendy Patrickus co-wrote and published a book about Dahmer and his killings in March 2022 called Defending the Devil: Inside The Trial Of My Client Jeffrey Dahmer.
She is also the owner of law firm Law Offices of Attorney Wendy A. Patrickus.
- Matt Snape
Who is Wendy Patrickus, Jeffrey Dahmer’s defence lawyer?
Wendy Patrickus served as Jeffrey Dahmer’s defence attorney during his infamous 1991 court hearings.
In The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes, the lawyer reveals Dahmer's case was actually her first – at the tender age of 25.
- Matt Snape
The disturbing revelations of Jeffrey Dahmer’s neighbours
Jeffrey Dahmer became fascinated with the dead at an early age, claims a former neighbour.
One neighbour told Arizona Republic in 1991: “He would collect these animals, dismembers them, separate them by body parts and put them in jars.
“The hut had tons and tons of jars of animals and pieces of animals. And he seemed to be fascinated by the decomposition.”
Former neighbour Jim Klippel once made a shocking discovery when he realised Jeffrey, 15 at the time, and his girlfriend found a dog’s head impaled on a carcass with its skinned body nailed to a tree.
Read more here.
Jeffrey Dahmer became fascinated with the dead at an early age, claims a former neighbour. Credit: YouTube - Matt Snape
Mum’s chilling link to Jeffrey Dahmer exposed
A mum’s disturbing link to mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer was discovered by a teenager.
After reading her mum’s high school yearbook, TikTok user Jaden learnt that her mother was a former classmate of the serial killer.
She captioned the clip: “My mom’s high school yearbook from 1978.”
Read more here.
- Matt Snape
Revealed: Why minister helped Jeffrey Dahmer despite knowledge of him eating victim’s bicep
The minister who baptised Jeffrey Dahmer reveals why he still became friends with the mass murderer despite knowing that he ate a victim’s bicep.
When Dahmer was brutally murdered with an iron bar by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver, Baptist Roy Ratcliff even felt a sense of “grief”.
“When I first him I didn’t know the grisly details and I think it was better not to know because it allowed me not to be prejudiced towards him,” Roy told The Sun Online.
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- Matt Snape
Why did Jeffrey Dahmer collect Polaroids of victims?
Following the revelation from cop Rolf Mueller that mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer collected Polaroid pictures of his victims, there was a disturbing reason why he did that.
Dahmer photographed his victims as he “wanted to keep them as mementos to keep him company”, according to The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, in 1994.
Biography reports that he took various pictures at different stages of the murder process so he could “recollect each act afterward and relive the experience”.
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- Matt Snape
Disturbing story of the cop who discovered Jeffrey Dahmer’s Polaroids
The cop who discovered Jeffrey Dahmer’s disturbing Polaroid photo collection found something even more disturbing in his apartment.
Rolf Mueller was one of the first policemen to enter Dahmer’s vile house after one of the murderer’s victims escaped and alerted two police officers.
After entering Dahmer’s flat following victim Tracy Edwards’ escape, Mueller found 80 horrific Polaroid pictures on his bedside table.
The officer discovered several heads and a tray with two human hearts, and a bag of human organs in the freezer.
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Rolf Mueller was one of the first policemen to enter Dahmerâs vile house after one of the murdererâs victims escaped and alerted two police officers. Photo credit: Sun Online.
- Matt Snape
Jeffrey Dahmer show reigniting dark memories, claims psychologist
Netflix’s record-breaking show about mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer is bringing back a lot of dark emotions, claims a psychologist.
Mail Online reports that Alyssa Mairanz, owner and psychologist with Empower Your Mind Therapy, said about the programme Monster: “For people who are traumatised, what happens is you’re hearing everyone talk about it.
“It’s being advertised all over social media and TV, and so its interface can bring back a lot of dark emotions.”
- Matt Snape
Sister of Dahmer victim attacks Monster show for causing victims to relive trauma
The sister of Dahmer victim Errol Lindsey, Rita Isbell, told Insider Sunday that Netflix never reached out to her about the programme, suggesting that was harsh and careless.
“I feel like Netflix should’ve asked if we mind or how we felt about making it,” she said. “They didn’t ask me anything. They just did it. But I’m not money hungry, and that’s what this show is about, Netflix trying to get paid.”
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer makes his initial court appearance in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with his lawyer Gerald Boyle (R) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in this file photo, July, 25, 1991. Photo credit: The Sun. - Matt Snape
Jeffrey Dahmer show’s success is down to its violent nature, claims columnist
Netflix’s insightful drama ‘Monster’, which explores the murders of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, has made the platform’s history by beating Squid Game and Bridgerton as its most-watched show.
But Richard Rushfield, a columnist for The Ankler, told Good Morning America that the programme’s violent nature is responsible for its success.
“True crime has become a huge phenomenon across the medium,’ he said. ‘I think that, in tumultuous times where people feel uneasy and a lot of anxiety about their world, watching true crime helps them sort of acclimate themselves to the worst things on earth and they become accustomed to it.
“It makes the world a little less scary.”
- Matt Snape
Jeffrey Dahmer show Monster topples Squid Game and Bridgerton as Netflix’s most-watched show
Netflix’s graphic story exploring the Jeffrey Dahmer murders continues to smash records on the platform.
The 10-episode series, ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’, has made Netflix history by beating Squid Game and Bridgerton as the most-watched show on the platform in its first week.
It exceeded half a billion views, reports Mail Online.
- Joseph Gamp
Viewers all say the same thing
Viewers of the Jefferey Dahmer show are all equally as disturbed by the sick scenes.
One fan said: “Watching the Netflix documentary about Jeffry Dahmer. That mind was really twisted.”
A second added: “The Jeffry Dahmer Series is so hard to watch. I’m not even 15 minutes in and i’m already sick.”
- Joseph Gamp
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer?
Dahmer was born in Milwaukee on May 21, 1960.
“He was described as an energetic and happy child until the age of four when surgery to correct a double hernia seemed to effect a change in the boy,” according to Biography.com.
“Noticeably subdued, he became increasingly withdrawn following the birth of his younger brother and the family’s frequent moves.
“By his early teens, he was disengaged, tense and largely friendless.”
- Joseph Gamp
What happened to Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment?
The serial killer lived in Apartment 213 at 924 North 25th Street in Milwaukee, where police discovered 11 bodies – marking the end of his twisted reign of terror.
The apartment is located in the 49-unit Oxford Apartments building, was Dahmer’s home for 14 months.
It once again garnered public attention when it was heavily featured in Netflix‘s Monster: The Dahmer Story.
According to FBI photos taken following Dahmer’s arrest in 1991, the apartment featured a fridge, a cream sofa, a carpet roll, a fish tank in the living room, and a bed, small TV, a dresser and a barrel of acid in his bedroom.
Described as the “killing factory” by the New York Times, the blood-stained apartment was never rented out after Dahmer’s killing spree.
The building was demolished at the request of the victims’ families and the plot was bought in 1995 by “collaborative neighborhood redevelopment initiative” Campus Circle Project.
It was still empty in 2022.
- Joseph Gamp
Who was Dahmer’s youngest victim?
James ”Jamie” Doxtator was of Native American descent and just 14-years-old at the time of his death.
His mother described him as an independent and outgoing teenager who got into trouble and cut school.
According to The Tampa Bay Times, the teenager had ran away from home to escape an abusive stepfather – just two days before he met Jeffrey Dahmer.
Reports state that the teenager had an abusive father, who made his life quite difficult, however this was never confirmed.
His mother reported her son’s disappearance to the police, but it wasn’t until he was identified as one of Dahmer’s victims that she found out what had happened to her son.
Despite his troubles, the young runaway had high hopes for his future, sadly the teenager had no idea about the tragedy that would ultimately cost him his life.
- Joseph Gamp
Why was Jeffrey Dahmer called ‘The Milwaukee Cannibal’?
Jeffery was labelled ‘The Milwaukee Cannibal’ and he got the gruesome nickname after his murderous and twisted reign of terror.
He murdered and dismembered 17 males over a 13-year period before he was apprehended by authorities.
He would keep body parts as souvenirs, including skulls and genitals.
“He frequently took photos of his victims at various stages of the murder process, so he could recollect each act afterward and relive the experience,” according to Biography.com.
After committing the grisly slayings he was arrested by Milwaukee police officers on July 22, 1991.
Dahmer would be convicted the following year and sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms in prison.
He reportedly “adjusted well to prison life, although he was initially kept apart from the general population,” according to Biography.com.
“He eventually convinced authorities to allow him to integrate more fully with other inmates.”
Dahmer found religion in the Wisconsin prison and was given permission to be baptized by a local pastor.
- Joseph Gamp
'Horrifying, gruesome, shocking' – Viewers react to new docuseries
Viewers have been left horrified by the new series with many describing it as “gruesome”.
One viewer said: “Conversations with a killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes gives me the shivers.”
A second added: “Horrifying, Gruesome, Shocking.”
- Joseph Gamp
The man who tried to kill Jeffrey Dahmer
Osvaldo Durruthy, 65, has “no regrets” for attempting to murder the mass murderer.
Durruthy tried to slash Jeffrey’s throat, before he was killed in prison.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Durruthy said: “I don’t have an ounce of regret on what I did to Jeffrey Dahmer. I tried to kill him, and I failed.
“I don’t even regret having to spend an extra five years in prison because I tried to kill him. And I’m glad someone else got him.”
- Joseph Gamp
Jeffrey Dahmer met his maker in prison
Sicko Jeffrey Dahmer suffered a similar fate to his victims as he was killed by fellow Columbia Correctional Institution inmate Christopher Scarver on November 28, 1994.
Scarver also beat inmate Jesse Anderson to death during the assault.
“He crossed the line with some people – prisoners, prison staff,” Scarver told the New York Post in 2015, referring to Dahmer.
“Some people who are in prison are repentant – but he was not one of them.”
Scarver told the newspaper that Dahmer would make severed limbs out of prison food to provoke other inmates.
Dahmer would also add packets of ketchup to use as blood, he said.
He added that “I saw heated interactions between [Dahmer] and other prisoners from time to time.”
- Joseph Gamp
The disturbing revelations of Jeffrey Dahmer’s neighbours
Jeffrey Dahmer became fascinated with the dead at an early age, claims a former neighbour.
One neighbour told Arizona Republic in 1991: “He would collect these animals, dismembers them, separate them by body parts and put them in jars.
“The hut had tons and tons of jars of animals and pieces of animals. And he seemed to be fascinated by the decomposition.”
Former neighbour Jim Klippel once made a shocking discovery when he realised Jeffrey, 15 at the time, and his girlfriend found a dog’s head impaled on a carcass with its skinned body nailed to a tree.
- Joseph Gamp
How was Jeffrey Dahmer caught?
Dahmer was arrested on July 22, 1991.
His arrest came after Tracy Edwards waved down two police officers Rolf Mueller and Robert Rauth who were on patrol in downtown Milwaukee.
Both officers then went to Dahmer’s apartment to question him – it was there Mueller discovered the Polaroids kept on his bedside table.
After making the gruesome discovery, Mueller realised the Polaroids he was holding had been photographed in the same apartment where they were standing.
Showing his partner, Mueller said: ”These are for real.”
Dahmer was quickly apprehended and arrested.
He was convicted the following year and sentenced to 16 consecutive life terms in prison.
- Joseph Gamp
'I baptised Jeffrey Dahmer – he told me about eating victim’s bicep'
THE minister who baptised Jeffrey Dahmer has told how the cannibal serial killer told him horrific details about his crimes, but they still became friends.
Church leader Roy Ratcliff even revealed he felt “a sense of grief” when Dahmer was brutally murdered with an iron bar by fellow inmate Christopher Scarver.
Read more of Tariq Tahir's article here.
- Joseph Gamp
Monster topples Squid Game and Bridgerton as Netflix’s most-watched show
Netflix’s dramatisation of the Jeffrey Dahmer murders continues to smash records on the platform.
The 10-episode series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has made Netflix history by beating Squid Game and Bridgerton as the most-watched show on the platform in its first week.
To date, it has wracked up more than half a billion views worldwide.
Netflix has launched a three-part documentary exploring
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